Patrick Moore’s Sunday 16 April opinion piece in the Washington Post is generating quite a buzz online. The Post has picked nuclear energy as its debate topic of the week with lots of responses. If you dig deep into the discussion, you will find that I put in a couple of cents worth of comments.
I am sure that some of you have some unique insights to contribute to the public debate. Go for it!
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